Re: Primroses / P. kisoana

Hello Kay,
    I had let this species slip when writing about some of my primula in the
garden. It is, indeed, one of the easier ones to grow and very attractive.
It is a bit of a rambler forming open colonies of rosettes. I think it does
best in a raided bed where it does not have a lot of room to travel and will
form tighter clumps. The bright pink bloomer is the one most often located,
but there is a white blooming form. With their bright pink hairy stems and
large leaves I always think of African violets on steroids.
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----
> Hey All,
> With all the talk of primroses and damp ground I had to jump in and see if
> anyone grows Primula kisoana?  This is the primrose for people who don't
have
> the climes to grow primroses.  It has a gorgeous fuschia flower in early
> spring, forms mats of furry leaves that are attractive even when out of
> bloom, is vigorous almost to the point of invasive (but not really, just
> wonderfully robust), and will grow in my dry conditions in Illinois.
snip......
>
> Great to hear the discussions.  Shadegardens never die; they just go
dormant.
> Kay D.
>
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